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William Irizarry grew up on the streets of Spanish Harlem, he was a member of the Young Lords; a political activist group that pursued to affect social change when the government was unwilling to do so. Throughout his time with the Young Lords the group turned violent and Irizarry ended up in jail, when he was released he decided to reinvent himself as Willie Bodega. Consequently, Bodega became the leader of a drug ring and hired slick lawyer, Edwin Nazario to run the “legal” portion of Bodega’s dream, to build his empire. Bodega used the money that was earned from the drug-dealing to challenge government officials and local police by re-inhabiting abandoned buildings in Spanish Harlem and renting them out to deserving Puerto Ricans at below …show more content…

He got the nickname Chino when he was a kid because he was born with flat cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes, and straight black hair. Chino hung around with a tough crowd, when he was a student at Junior High School 99 (aka Jailhouse99), that was led by Sapo. Since the time Sapo defended Chino in a fight that he was losing, Chino had always felt obligated to help Sapo when they were growing up. Unlike many people in Spanish Harlem, Chino and his wife Blanca were attaining higher education at Hunter College. They both had jobs in addition to their studies and Blanca was expecting. Chino had a good life based on the standards of Spanish Harlem, but he got wrapped up in the corrupt workings of Willie Bodega. Chino wanted to have a better life for him and his family, however, he pursued this effortless way because he was probably told so many times “you are good for nothing, know nothing and are incapable of learning anything.” Eventually, after Bodega dies, Chino sees how important his family is to him and even though he is stepping into the unknown; he leaves the shady dealings of the …show more content…

Furthermore, residential segregation and lack of resources contribute to the youth in unrepresented communities, to attend neglected schools and without a high-quality education, they are left with slim opportunities. As Latinos/as continue to endure the consequences of public policies and policymakers that place them on the bottom of their priorities, Latino/a groups will continue to battle against each other in competition over limited resources and

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